Why I buy this one ?
- Mac protection from dangerous viruses for maximum performance
- Removes viruses from attachments, Internet downloads, and more
- Automatically updates to protect against new virus threats
- Quickly and easily back up files to removable media or a remote location
- Safely and completely uninstall unneeded programs to free up space

What our customer's say!

"Wrong software", This product was for an older version of Macintosh. So of course it wouldn't work on my new mac, in fact, I had to reinstall my software because it messed up my mac so badly. The seller said it was for OSX, but didn't say which version. A rip off if you ask me!

"It deserves a zero", I had an older version on my Mac computer that worked with an older version of OSX. When I bought my new iMac it had Tiger installed, and all of the sudden my Norton would not work. I tried to upgrade since what I read on the website said it would work, but I was wrong. The web site was very confusing, maybe I should have called first. Norton needs to come clean and put disclaimers everywhere. Waste of money.

"Norton should be ashamed of their poor support", This product packaging says it works on Mac OS-X. Except it doesn't. I've spent 3 hours tonight with the tech support people at Norton about installing Norton Internet Services on a Mac. Tech support eventually said it was a customer support problem that the techies couldn't solve, and then guess what--the customer support people eventually said it was a tech support problem! Yes, I eventually spoke with the supervisors in each group. Now I've been on hold for an hour for the phone number the customer support supervisor said I should call to get support. I think the Norton packaging borders on fraud based on what the software says it is supposed to do, but doesn't do.

Norton does not provide customer support when you need it, alas.

"Works great for me.", I use this program religiously on an iMac G5 with 10.4 and a Dual G4 tower running OS 9. I highly recommend this product!

"Don't buy...should be withdrawn from the market!", This product doesn't work with OS X 10.4 (Tiger), and Norton states at their website that they won't be updating it. Unfortunately, the only indication that the thing doesn't work with Tiger is in the fine print on the box stating that it requires OS X 10.1 to 10.3. Since people often don't check the system requirements unless they're concerned with backward compatibility (not current compatibility), many Tiger users, like me, will probably buy this without realizing it won't work. I found out the hard way when I installed it and experienced a ton of problems. I didn't realize there was a compatibility issue until I went to the Symantec support website, where the compatibility and upgrade issues are prominently displayed. Too bad they couldn't mention those on the box. Now I'm stuck with a $140 white elephant since the store won't accept returns of opened software.

Norton really should have pulled this product IMHO. People who currently use OS X 10.1 to 10.3 are likely to upgrade to Tiger at some point - probably sooner rather than later - and when they do they'll be stuck with a useless product. When you consider that this dog is roughly twice the price of the PC version, you'll really feel ripped off.

I've been using Symantec products, including SystemWorks, on my PC's for years, but this marks the end of my relationship with them.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Another Norton scam", Don't waste your money on Systemworks 3. I never got a chance to try most of its features because the first thing you need to do is back up your files before performing the various maintenance tasks. Well, surprise surprise, it turns out the "free" Dantz Retrospect Express that ships with Systemworks 3 is INCOMPATIBLE with the internal cd drive that COMES STANDARD with my eMac (OS X 10.2) despite the claim on the product that Systemworks 3 IS compatible with OS X 10.2. So I called Norton. Not our problem, they said--call Dantz or buy an upgrade from us for $75. So I called Dantz. Not our problem, they said--call Norton or buy the upgrade from us for $50. Well, I wound up contacting Toshiba, the maker of the internal CD drive. Unlike Norton or Dantz, the folks at Toshiba actually cared about my dilemma and were also quite unhappy with the bait-and-switch scam that Norton and Dantz pulled on a lot of folks who purchased Systemworks 3

So the moral of the story is stay away from Norton and Dantz--much better products made by far more ethical companies are available. Not surprisingly, both companies used to make really excellent products, but now that the quality has gone south, they have to rely on dirty tricks to continue selling their second-rate products.

"Pretty good at recovering deleted files", I bought this to help me recover an accidently deleted directory. It found all the files, but lost all the names associated with them. It was a bit of a pain, but I'm really glad I got the files back. I tried DiskWarrior thinking it did the same thing, but it cannot recover deleted files. It's only good when your machine has a bad crash. Norton worked, DiskWarrior did not.

I use the virus software and that seems to work fine, no conflict issues with other programs. I also got the bundled FireWall version and that's kinda interesting, but a bit overkill for a Mac. All in all, worth buying, saved my butt!

FYI: I am running this on a PowerBook G4 with Panther 10.3.5 installed. Good luck!

"This software is useless", I have a Macintosh G5 running OSX Panther. This software does not work with my machine. You cannot boot from the CD. None of the features are usable, optimization, wipe, etc. It was a complete waste of money.

Please Note: Norton is no longer supporting the Macintosh OS and has gotten out of the Macintosh utilities software business.

"I wish I knew BEFORE I bought this.....", DO NOT buy Norton Utilities. It used to be the best file management software for the mac. NO MORE. Not only did I have trouble loading, but after I used the program and optimized the hard drive (to make it faster) it trashed my hard drive and I had to re-initialize... Stay away from this program. The guys at the apple store near me, reccomends Disk Warrior. I repeat..... DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Symanted has the WORST IN SERVICE OUT THERE!!!!", I was not able to boot my G4 Laptop from my Norton System Works 3.0. According to the company website I had to get a new disk. I called for the first time this past Wednesday. After better than 30 minutes on hold I finally got a customer service person who told me I needed permission from TECH SUPPORT and that they were closing early sorry. On Thursday I called Tech Support and after 3 rude Tech People finally someone gave me an order number to give to the Customer Service people. Tech doesn't accept orders. It is now Friday and I have yet to get a Customer Service person on again.

There is no prompt for people who need a disk shipped. There isnt a Mac area promt so I have to go through the General Help menu. NO ONE COMES TO THE PHONE! I pity those that have to deal with this company.

They should turn their anti-virus scan on themselves and eliminate the management structure of this company.